 | William Bentley Fowle - Readers - 1859 - 356 pages
...sweet keys wouklst thou keep them in tone. Labor is rest from the sorrows that greet us, Rest from the petty vexations that meet us, Rest from sin-promptings that ever entreat us, Rest from the syrens that lure us to ill. Work, — and pure slumbers shall wait on thy pillow, Work, — thou... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - 1859 - 482 pages
...sweet keys, wouldst thou keep them in tune. 4. Labor is rest — from the sorrows that greet us ; Best from all petty vexations that meet us ; Rest from sin-promptings that ever entreat us ; Best from world-1 Sirens that lead us to ill. Work — and pure slumbers shall wait on thy pillow... | |
 | Caroline M. Mersereau - Amusements - 1860 - 370 pages
...Labor is rest — from the sorrows that greet us, Rest from all petty vexations that meet us ; Best from sin-promptings that ever entreat us, Rest from...care's coming billow ; Lie not down wearied 'neath woe's weeping willow, Work with a stout heart and resolute will ! " Labor is worship !" — the robin... | |
 | American poetry - 1860 - 140 pages
...perfection and divinity. LABOUR. FRANCES SARGENT OSGOOD. LABOUR is rest—from the sorrows that greet us ; Rest from all petty vexations that meet us, Rest from...entreat us, Rest from world-syrens that lure us to ill. Work—and pure slumbers shall wait on thy pillow, Work—thou shalt ride over Care's coming billow;... | |
 | Arthur Mursell - 1860 - 444 pages
...the sweet keys would'st thou keep them in tune. Labour is rest — from the sorrows that greet us ; Rest from all petty vexations that meet us, Rest from sin-promptings, that ever entreat us, Rest from world-sirens — that lure us to ill. Work — and pure slumbers shall wait on thy pillow Work —... | |
 | Ellen Courtauld - 1860 - 488 pages
...sweet keys, wouldst thou keep them in tune. 3 Labour is rest ! — from the sorrows that greet us; Rest from all petty vexations that meet us ; Rest...from sin-promptings that ever entreat us; Rest from world-sirens that lure us to ill. Work — and pure slumbers shall wait on thy pillow ; Work — thou... | |
 | Fraternal organizations - 1860 - 544 pages
...vexations that meet us — Kest from sin promptings that ever entreat ue — Rest from world's syrens, that lure us to ill. Work ! — and pure slumbers shall wait on thy pillow ; Work ! — thou ehalt ride over care's coming billow ; Lie not down wearied 'neath woe's weeping willow — Work with... | |
 | Virginia De Forrest - Anthologies - 1860 - 368 pages
...petty vexations that meet us, Rest from sin promptings that ever entreat us, Rest from world-sirens that lure us to ill. Work — and pure slumbers shall wait on thy pillow ; Work — thou shalt ride over Care's coming billow ; Lie not down wearied 'neath Woe's weeping willow ! Work with... | |
 | Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew - American periodicals - 1861 - 788 pages
...more brilliant the full-beaming moon. Labor is rest, from the sorrows that greet us ; Rest, from all vexations that meet us, Rest, from sin-promptings...slumbers shall wait on thy pillow ; Work, thou shall float over care's coming billow ; Lie not down wearied 'neath woe's weeping willow ! Work, with a stout... | |
 | Quotations - 1861 - 356 pages
...and wisdom only flower When we toil for all our kind. Labor is rest from the sorrows that greet us, Rest from all petty vexations that meet us, Rest from sin-promptings that ever entreat us, Rest from world syrens that lure us to ill. Work, and pure slumber shall wait on thy pillow; Work, thou shalt... | |
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Labor is rest — from the sorrows that greet us, Rest from all petty vexations that meet us, Rest from sin-promptings that ever entreat us, Rest from world-sirens that lure us to ill. 
